John Tecklenburg

John Tecklenburg
61st Mayor of Charleston
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2016
Preceded by	Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Personal details
Born	John J. Tecklenburg 1955 (age 60–61) Charleston, South Carolina
Alma mater	Georgetown University
Occupation	Commercial realtor Politician

John Tecklenburg (born September 1955, Charleston, South Carolina)^[1] is an American businessman and politician.^[2][3] He is the current Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina.^[4] He was sworn in on January 11, 2016.^[5]

Early life and education

A Charleston native, Tecklenburg graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC with a bachelor of science in chemistry and later studied jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston.^[6][7]

Career

Tecklenburg was Charleston's director of economic development from 1995 to 1999.^[8][9] He is a commercial realtor.^[10][11][12]

Tecklenburg ran for mayor of Charleston and won against Leon Stavrinakis on November 17, 2015.^[13][14] Tecklenburg was preceded by Joe Riley who was mayor of Charleston for 40 years.

Personal life

Tecklenburg is married with five children and five grandchildren.^[15][16]

References

1. "Uncle's jazz legacy passion for Realtor". The Post and Courier. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (Subscription required.)
2. "John Tecklenburg defeats Leon Stavrinakis to become Charleston's next mayor". The Post and Courier. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. "Charleston Mayoral Race: John Tecklenburg". WCBD News 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. Diane Knich and Robert Behre (November 17, 2015). "John Tecklenburg defeats Leon Stavrinakis to become Charleston's next mayor". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
5. Kyle Jordan (6 January 2016). "Street closures released for Charleston mayoral inauguration". WCSC-TV. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
6. "John Tecklenburg seeks to strike the right chords". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
7. "Music-centric inaugural celebration features mayor-elect performing piano jazz". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
8. "Profiling Charleston's mayoral candidates: John Tecklenburg". WCIV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
9. "John Tecklenburg transitions from campaigning to governing". The Post and Courier. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
10. Harve Jacobs (26 October 2015). "Charleston mayoral candidate John Tecklenburg: "I love this plac - Live5News.com - Charleston, SC - News, Weather, Sports". WCSC-TV. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
11. "Remaining Charleston mayoral candidates battle over definition of 'developer'". WCIV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
12. "The candidates running for mayor in Charleston". Associated Press via Savannah Morning News. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016. Tecklenburg works in commercial real estate and was city economic development director for six years in the late 1990s.
13. "John Tecklenburg wins Charleston mayor's race". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
14. "John Tecklenburg elected mayor of Charleston". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
15. "Meet the Charleston Mayoral candidates". WCBD News 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
16. "Meet John". John Tecklenburg for Mayor. Retrieved 10 January 2016.